Rohit
National Consumer Commission
1. Buyer is entitled to opt out of a project if there is a delay in delivery.
A buyer is entitled to opt out of a housing project if there is delay in delivery of possession of the house by the real estate developers, the commission has held. It
has also said that the buyer is entitled to a refund of the entire money with reasonable interest and any deduction on the said amount is unjustified. The
commission passed the order on a petition of an Agra resident, Indira Gupta, seeking the quashing of UP State Commission's direction to deduct 20% from the
amount to be refunded to the complainant.
3. A buyer is not constrained by the agreement for a court of his choice.
In the Neha Singhal vs Unitech case (first appeal no 426 of 2010), the commission has held: "To emphasise, the clause relating to jurisdiction of 'courts' in the
agreement between the parties cannot by itself over-ride the statutory right of the appellant/ complainant conferred by the above-mentioned provision of the Act.
That would defeat the purpose and object of the Act. This view is also in accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (as
amended with effect from 8th January 1997).